Large crowds assembled in central Rome on Saturday for the fourth straight day of protests in Italy since Israel intercepted an international flotilla trying to deliver aid to Gaza, and detained its activists. People holding banners and Palestinian flags, chanting "Free Palestine" and other slogans, filed past the Colosseum, taking...
Right-Wing Sanae Takaichi Set to Be Japan’s First Female Premier
TOKYO — Japan's ruling party picked hardline conservative Sanae Takaichi as its head on Saturday, putting her on course to become the country's first female prime minister in a move set to jolt investors and neighbors. The Liberal Democratic Party, which has ruled Japan for almost all of the postwar era, elected...
Turkey Says 137 Gaza Flotilla Activists to Arrive in Istanbul
ANKARA — Some 137 activists detained by Israel for taking part in a flotilla seeking to deliver aid to Gaza are being flown to Istanbul, Turkey's foreign ministry said on Saturday. The individuals include 36 Turkish nationals, as well as citizens from the United States, the United Arab Emirates, Algeria,...
The Response by Hamas to Trump’s Plan for Ending Gaza’s War
LONDON — Below is a text of Hamas's response, released on Friday, to U.S. President Donald Trump's plan for ending the war in Gaza: In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious the Most Merciful Response of Hamas movement to the U.S President Trump’s proposal The Islamic Resistance Movement -...
Visalia Police Launch Homicide Investigation After Woman Found Dead in Car
Police in Visalia are investigating a homicide after a woman was found unresponsive inside a car Friday night. Officers were called around 8:01 p.m. to the former Tulare County Sheriff’s Office headquarters on West Burrel Avenue for a medical emergency under suspicious circumstances, the Visalia Police Department said. When officers...
Chowchilla Police Officer Killed in On-Duty Crash
A Chowchilla police officer was killed late Friday after being involved in an on-duty traffic collision, authorities said. Despite the quick response of first responders, the officer died at the scene from injuries sustained in the crash, the Chowchilla Police Department said in a statement Saturday. The California Highway Patrol,...
Sean McVay Feels Just Like Every Rams Fan After LA’s 2 Brutal Losses
If you woke up on Friday angry and disgusted by the Los Angeles Rams’ loss to the San Francisco 49ers, you’re not alone. Sean McVay feels the same way. Even 12 hours removed from the Rams’ 26-23 overtime loss on Thursday night, McVay still isn’t over it. He was still...
Newsom Signs Bill Giving Uber and Lyft Drivers Right to Unionize
Bill authors Buffy Wicks and Marc Berman, along with more than 800,000 ride-hailing drivers, celebrated Gov. Gavin Newsom's signing of Assembly Bill 1340 into law on Friday. "This law is about dignity and fairness for the people who keep California moving,” said Assemblymember Wicks (D-Oakland) in a statement. “For too...
Hamas Agrees to Parts of Gaza Peace Plan. Trump Says Israel Must Stop Bombing
Hamas said on Friday it would agree to some of the terms in U.S. President Donald Trump's plan to end the Gaza war, including releasing hostages, but avoided addressing more vexing issues like disarmament and said it would seek further negotiations. In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump...
US Judge Sentences Would-Be Kavanaugh Assassin to 8 Years
A California resident who admitted trying to assassinate U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh in 2022 was sentenced on Friday to eight years and one month in federal prison. Sophie Roske, who was charged under her birth name Nicholas Roske but now uses female pronouns, was sentenced at a hearing...